Improvement in sheet-music holders



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Sheet-M usic H older. I $10,163,960 Patentedlune1,1875.

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BERNARD J. BECK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHEET-MUSIC HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 163,966, dated June 1, 1875; application filed January 23, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BERNARD J BECK, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented an Improvement in Sheet-Music Holders, of which the following is a specification Heretofore it has been usual to make a music-roll of leather of a size that is larger than the page of music; and the music is laid upon the wrapper, and the two rolled up together. This wrapper-is expensive on account of its size, especially with the better qualities of leather.

My improvement is made for lessening the cost of the music roll or wrapper, and for rendering the same more convenient and available than heretofore.

I employ a spring-clasp for holding the roll of music; and the same is combined with the flexible wrapper of leather, or other suitable material, that is rolled around the spring-clasp and the music, and said wrapper is secured by a spring-catch or other fastening.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the wrapper as opened out, and Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the roll.

The spring-clasp a is adapted to receiving and grasping the roll of music b, so thatit will not slip out endwise; and I prefer to make the same of thin sheet-steel, bent up into the form of an open cylinder, and covered with leather, and this is sufficiently flexible to allow of the cylinder being opened for laying in the roll of music or other sheets of paper. This spring-clasp is connected to the flexible wrapper or roll 0, preferably at or near one of the edges, so that the Wrapper can .be rolled up around the clasp a, after said roll of music has been placed in the clasp a, and the springcatch f serves to hold the outer edge of the wrapper to prevent the roll becoming loose. This catch or fastening may be of any desired character.

I claim as my invention- The music-holding roll, made of the springclasp a and flexible wrapper c, united together, as and for the purposes set forth.

Signed by me this 16th day of January, A. D. 1875.

B. J. BECK.

Witnesses:

GEO. T. PINCKNEY, CHAS. H. SMITH. 

